Staff Platform Engineer

As a Staff Platform Engineer , you'll contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of products within the Data Protection & Storage portfolio. You'll support automation of processes and security through DevSecOps practices, assist in deploying monitoring tools, and maintain documentation to ensure our infrastructure remains robust and reliable. As part of the Data Protection & Storage crew, you'll work with a skilled team of engineers in an environment that fosters innovation and upholds engineering excellence. In this solution-focused team, you will contribute to the ongoing delivery of world-class outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and deploy infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions to automate operational tasks and improve platform efficiency.
• Support DevSecOps practices by integrating security into stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain monitoring and alerting tools to identify and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance system reliability and performance through SRE practices.
• Maintain accurate documentation for infrastructure, processes, and procedures to support consistency and knowledge sharing.
• Work with security teams to integrate best practices into CI/CD pipelines and platform operations.
• Stay informed on industry trends and technologies to support platform improvements.
• Contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and development.

Key skills and experience

• Proficient in programming and delivering scalable infrastructure
• Experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with exposure to public or private cloud environments (e.g., AWS, VMware, Converged Infrastructure)
• Back technologies (e.g., Networker, CommVault)
• Storage technologies, Object (S3), File, Block, SAN fabric.
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and security automation.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Github Actions, Cloud Formation.
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Splunk, Fluentbit) for system reliability.
• Knowledge of cloud-native technologies, networks, virtualization, and containerisation (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Scripting and programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Go, SQL, PL/SQL).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a proactive problem-solving approach.
• Any experience with MS Active Directory, MS PKI, Thales HSM, CyberArk, RSA SecureID highly regarded.

Working with us

Whether you're passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you. Our people bring diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace. We're driven by our values and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. Making a positive impact for customers, communities, and each other is part of our every day. Here, you'll thrive. You'll be supported when faced with challenges and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

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